One of the greatest tragedies I see in the workplace is when people pursue a vocation for the wrong reasons. I’ve seen people put all of their time and energy into what they thought they should do, but it wasn’t their passion. This is just as sad is seeing someone pursue what they feel called…

I sometimes wonder if we really want to be happy. Well, maybe I mean unconditionally happy. We are ready to be happy when we have this and that and the other thing. In other words, we put conditions on our happiness. Perhaps nothing exposes our conditional happiness more than when people around us are getting…

We’re one month into the New Year and my schedule for January got really full really fast. It seems like the moment January 2nd dawned, I was off to the races. I had to prepare for and facilitate several meetings on top of my normal work responsibilities, and there have been several significant, unexpected situations…

“Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve before kings; he will not serve before obscure men.” – Proverbs 22:29 King Solomon penned most of the proverbs in Scripture, and he knew this one from first-hand experience. The key accomplishment of his 40-year term was building the Temple of the Lord…

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid. – Proverbs 12:1 Biblical marketplace leaders are passionate about growing to become better leaders. One of the ways we can grow is by seeking the guidance of wise counsel. Joshua had Moses. Timothy had Paul. David had Nathan. Do you have people who you…

Are you intentional with your influence? Do you struggle to know how to develop it? Each one of us has the ability and opportunity to impact people. It shows up in direct lines of leadership, where people report directly to us, and it shows up in indirect ways with peers and co-workers. We are all…

I once heard a workshop leader describe the words we are apt to automatically repeat as thousands of sticky notes hanging off of the virtual ceiling of our collective minds. As we engage in conversation, we frequently grab from those sticky notes in reaction to various experiences. Some words are benign, but others are quietly…

It’s a pretty logical question. Maybe one we rarely stop and ask ourselves. Why are we working…really? How would you answer the question? Most of us become adsorbed in our day to day. We are consumed by the magnitude of the work. By the desire to succeed. There are financial needs (wants?) that drive us. There is a competitive…

Like 121 million other Americans, I watched the Super Bowl last Sunday night. Along with most football fans, I questioned the goal line pass by the Seahawks at the end of the game, the play that was ultimately their defeat. It was an ending that will be replayed over and over in the minds of Seahawks…

As you step into 2015, full of hope, fresh agendas and plans, where do you really feel like you are in your faith at work journey? I mean…really. Get past the self talk, pride and success. Or, get past the struggles, defeats and purposelessness, and ask yourself this question: Is my life and work flourishing?…